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Beauty

The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the Sunday Times bestselling author of global sensation Behind Her Eyes
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FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE. 'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW 'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE 'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take... Read More
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Beauty

The internationally bestselling creator of Netflix smash hit Behind Her Eyes returns to romantasy with five deliciously dark retellings that put the 'Grimms' back in 'fairytales' . . .

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FIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.

'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW

'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE

'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENT

Imagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess and a curse waiting to be broken . . .

And then imagine them all again . . .

This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.

Beauty is the second instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.

Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.


Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:

Book 1: MAGIC

Book 2: BEAUTY

Book 3: POISON

Book 4: CHARM

Book 5: BLOOD


PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:

'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING

'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN

'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL

'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE

'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL

'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN

'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE

'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST

'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES

'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA

'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN

Series: Tales from the Kingdoms

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399624268

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Contributors:

  • Read by Genevieve Gaunt

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 172g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Sarah Pinborough lives in Milton Keynes where she works as a full time, award-winning, writer and script-writer. Her published work, almost all of which is optioned for TV or film adaptation, includes the stunning novella The Language of Dying, THE DOG FACED GODS series, THE HIDDEN KINGDOM series, THE NOWHERE CHRONICLES (as Sarah Silverwood) and two standalone novels: The Death House and 13 Minutes.

For more information visit www.sarahpinborough.com, or follow @SarahPinborough on twitter.

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